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I am 31 years old, of Portuguese (Azorean) (3/4) and some Italian (1/4) ancestry, currently living in Monterey, California. I was born in Rhode Island. When I was about 13 years old, my family moved to Monterey.

After working as a veterinary assistant for nearly 6 years, I entered the real estate field for about a year. I also invest in real estate. I own my own publishing business (founded in 2003) and have recently been devoting my time to that exclusively.

I am politically astute but apolitical. I plan to move to Europe one day, perhaps the United Kingdom or Rome or the Azores, my ancestral home... Read more